How to say "fulfilling" in Japanese

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  • 該当がいとうJLPT N1approx.Common
    noun, suru verb, intransitive verbCovers 'fulfilling requirements' in the sense of matching them: something corresponds to, is applicable to, or comes under a criterion, as when checking eligibility. Not the word for the emotional sense.
    この条件じょうけんに該当がいとうする人ひとは誰だれもいない。↗
    There is nobody who fulfils these conditions.
  • 具備ぐび
    noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbCovers 'fulfilling conditions' by possessing what is required, as when stating that someone or something has the necessary qualities. A less common word, so not the default choice; not for the emotional sense.

Both words cover only the sense of fulfilling requirements or conditions — 該当 for matching or coming under a criterion, 具備 for possessing what is required — and neither expresses the emotional sense of a fulfilling life.

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Japanese equivalents
  • 該当がいとうcorresponding to
  • 具備ぐびpossessing (what is required)

JLPT vocabulary levels are community estimates, not official (no official lists have been published since the 2010 revision).

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